The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana is set to take staff to Tahiti this Friday and refuses to answer basic questions to justify the spend.
Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams said:
“Earlier this week we received a tip off that Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana is taking all its staff to Tahiti for a ‘team building’ and ‘leadership’ trip. The school has refused to engage with us, return calls, or answer questions. In fact, since our reaching out yesterday morning the school’s phone has literally been off the hook.”
“No wonder the Principal is hiding. This is taxpayer-funded tourism, not education.”
I’ve been waiting for the media to cover this story. An entire school staff using taxpayer funds to go to Tahiti. Surely worth at least a small article?
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
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